Comments on: Have You Watched “The Leftovers”?http://jameystegmaier.com/2017/08/have-you-watched-the-leftovers/
Thu, 22 Feb 2018 05:41:21 +0000hourly1By: Jamey Stegmaierhttp://jameystegmaier.com/2017/08/have-you-watched-the-leftovers/#comment-110810
Fri, 25 Aug 2017 13:48:31 +0000http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=11430#comment-110810Welcome to the end of the Leftovers, Jerrod! I agree, it does have the feel of a David Lynch movie. 🙂
]]>By: Jerrod Warrhttp://jameystegmaier.com/2017/08/have-you-watched-the-leftovers/#comment-110800
Fri, 25 Aug 2017 05:25:13 +0000http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=11430#comment-110800We finally finished that season 3. 🙂 I think the show is great – feels like a David Lynch movie where if you want to find the hidden, interwoven layers, you have to dig. I agree with you that some of it probably exists just to advance the idea “sometimes there are no answers,” but I think most of it has a connection to the Departure.
]]>By: Jamey Stegmaierhttp://jameystegmaier.com/2017/08/have-you-watched-the-leftovers/#comment-110750
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 20:12:06 +0000http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=11430#comment-110750I think the pacing for the entire show is similar to the first episode, so it may not be a good fit.
]]>By: Neeraja Lammatahttp://jameystegmaier.com/2017/08/have-you-watched-the-leftovers/#comment-110748
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:14:51 +0000http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=11430#comment-110748I’ve tried to watch the first episode a few times. The first 10 minutes really hook me, but then I get bored and end up playing Candy Crush through the 2nd half of the show. How many episodes do I need to really push through to get into it?
]]>By: Joshua Rhttp://jameystegmaier.com/2017/08/have-you-watched-the-leftovers/#comment-110519
Wed, 16 Aug 2017 03:25:57 +0000http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=11430#comment-110519Sorry, poor phrasing “not really a reason but an answer to where they went.” So… same. Wasn’t really concerned about getting any answers at all so the “other world” thing really got me.
]]>By: Jamey Stegmaierhttp://jameystegmaier.com/2017/08/have-you-watched-the-leftovers/#comment-110492
Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:06:16 +0000http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=11430#comment-110492Steve: Thank you so much for sharing your perspective. It’s interesting that even though we view the show through different lens, one of our favorite conclusions is the same. You sum it up well here: “In an attempt to find meaning in this world, people are putting meaning into these meaningless thoughts and ideas and become obsessed with them. The series wants us to know that that is unhealthy and unsuccessful.”
]]>By: Jamey Stegmaierhttp://jameystegmaier.com/2017/08/have-you-watched-the-leftovers/#comment-110490
Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:55:43 +0000http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=11430#comment-110490Ashley: Yeah, I felt the same way about the dream/hotel thing. Prepare for more of that in season 3! 🙂
]]>By: Jamey Stegmaierhttp://jameystegmaier.com/2017/08/have-you-watched-the-leftovers/#comment-110489
Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:54:20 +0000http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=11430#comment-110489Joshua: Perhaps I missed something important, because I didn’t see where they gave a reason for the departure. I really liked Nora’s story about where they went, though.
]]>By: Joshua Rhttp://jameystegmaier.com/2017/08/have-you-watched-the-leftovers/#comment-110478
Tue, 15 Aug 2017 05:26:00 +0000http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=11430#comment-110478Watched it all as it aired and really enjoyed it…. the acting is truly spectacular, my favorite is Christopher Eccleston, his performance should win all the Emmys.
I try not to get too hung up on really high concept material like this, I just try to let it wash over me and appreciate the little bits that catch my particular attention.
I did really appreciate the full spectrum of ways people deal with grief that the show offered. We’ve all faced grief of some kind, so it was interesting to see bits of either our own causes of grief or our own responses to it reflected in the story.
Were you as surprised as I was when they offered not really a reason for the departure, but an answer to where they went? Assuming you take everything Nora says as truth, that was much more than I was expecting from Lindelof on the topic.
Those are some random, off the top of my pretty sleepy head thoughts for you. Maybe I’ll come up with a way to expand on them before seeing you in Indy in a few days. 🙂
]]>By: Ashleyhttp://jameystegmaier.com/2017/08/have-you-watched-the-leftovers/#comment-110474
Tue, 15 Aug 2017 04:57:36 +0000http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=11430#comment-110474Loved season 1 and then got lost in the season 2 dream/hotel thing. Thanks for sharing. I’d like to watch season 3.
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